“Fishy” in Japanese
Short answer
Fishy in Japanese is “生臭い” (namagusai). Full meaning: smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody; degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen; worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary.
Other ways to say “Fishy” in Japanese
胡乱
uron suspicious-looking, fishy
腥い
namagusai smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody; degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen; worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
臭い
kusai stinking, smelly; suspicious, fishy; clumsy, unskilled
いんちき臭い
inchikikusai fishy, dubious, questionable, false-looking
生くさい
namakusai smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody; degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen; worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
生ぐさい
namagusai smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody; degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen; worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
なま臭い
namagusai smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody; degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen; worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
なまぐさい
namagusai smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody; degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen; worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
ナマぐさい
namagusai smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody; degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen; worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
訝しい
ibukashii suspicious, doubtful, dubious, questionable, fishy
怪しい
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
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